Little Sprouts Day Nursery in Manchester provides care for children aged from one to five years. The day nursery operates all year round, from Monday to Friday between 7.30am and 6.30pm, and accepts several government funding schemes. At its inspection in June 2024, Ofsted rated the nursery Good overall. The inspector found that leaders had made significant improvements and that children are excited to attend, settling quickly with friendly and caring staff who know them well.
The report noted that staff effectively support children's communication and language skills, helping them to become confident communicators. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported exceptionally well, with leaders ensuring they receive the help they are entitled to. Staff encourage children's creativity through activities like painting and making collages. Children are also encouraged to be physically active through games and using climbing apparatus.
What it's like
Children are excited to enter this vibrant setting and are welcomed by friendly and caring staff. They settle quickly and have a strong sense of belonging, with staff knowing them well and working closely with parents and carers to understand their learning preferences. Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills, introducing new words and engaging them in meaningful conversations, resulting in children becoming confident communicators with a wide range of vocabulary. The children develop necessary skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school.
Charges are based on full-week packages, daily rates, or half-day morning and afternoon sessions. Fees include options for early starts, and additional hourly rates apply for extra care. Meal and snack costs are charged separately, and funded children must supply their own nappies and wipes.
Funding accepted
Good to know
Food
Meals and snacks provided by outsourced caterers (Zebedees). Options for dietary requirements. Breakfast, standard hot lunch, dietary hot lunch, standard light tea, dietary light tea, and snacks available as additional costs. Parents of funded children must provide their own nappies and wipes.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 6:00 pm, 50 weeks per year
Session types
Full day, Morning session, Afternoon session
Age range
9 months to 4 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Registered with Ofsted
2017
Last inspected 11 June 2024 · Luke Heaney
What it's like to attend
Children are excited to enter this vibrant setting and are welcomed by friendly and caring staff. They settle quickly and have a strong sense of belonging, with staff knowing them well and working closely with parents and carers to understand their learning preferences. Staff effectively support children's communication and language skills, introducing new words and engaging them in meaningful conversations, resulting in children becoming confident communicators with a wide range of vocabulary. The children develop necessary skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school.
Inspector highlights
Areas to develop
Inclusion & environment
Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) exceptionally well. Leaders champion the rights of children and do not give up until children receive the support that they are entitled to. Intervention plans are monitored with other professionals, ensuring that gaps in learning close and children with SEND make good progress.
The report does not provide specific details on outdoor space and physical play, beyond mentioning that staff encourage children to be physically active by providing opportunities for them to take part in assault courses and ring games, and teaching them how to use climbing apparatus.
Sent both my children here. Never had an issue and always willing to go the extra mile :) facilities are clean and staff are very experienced
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Fantastic supportive team, very helpful for working parent friendly drop off (early) and pick up times (late), two hot meals offered which includes tea-time meal, which helps busy parents. Staff genuinely do care and bond with our daughter, in fact our daughter seems to like it there and sometimes doesn't want to leave lol. Thank you so much. Highly recommended.
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Date: May 2018
Little Sprouts Day Nursery Ltd registered in 2017 and is located in Cadishead, Manchester. The setting employs 14 members of childcare staff, with eight holding an early years qualification at level 2 and above. The setting opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, from 7.30am until 6.30pm. The nursery provides funded early years education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
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